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Editorials Archive
Editorial: Whew! We’re still here
In case you missed it, Friday was supposed to be the end of the world. Dec. 21, 2012, marked the end of the Mayan “long count” calendar. Various astrologers and hand-wringers took this as a portent that Armageddon was at hand.
Dec 22, 2012 11:57 AM
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Editorial: Crack down on grow-ops
There will be a lot of smiling and nodding and happy faces at the news that federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is taking aim at marijuana growers who are hiding behind current laws to operate illegal drug businesses.
Dec 22, 2012 11:56 AM
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Editorial: Pushing away the people on Enbridge
Anyone who wants to watch the hearings into the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline when they come to Victoria in January will have to do it from far away.
Dec 21, 2012 8:17 AM
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Editorial: Err on the side of life
They chase the thrills and we pay the bills. It’s time that changed. We are competely in favour of rescuing people in trouble. And when lives are hanging in the balance, that’s not the time to lay blame.
Dec 21, 2012 8:17 AM
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Editorial: For whom the bridge tolls
If Vancouver Islanders needed another reason to reject the idea of a bridge to the mainland, they only had to look at the news reports from Vancouver on Wednesday.
Dec 20, 2012 1:00 AM
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Editorial: Billboard isn’t the cat’s meow
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an organization that has done much good and continues to do so, but trying to intimidate children into believing having a turkey dinner is the same as eating your pet cat goes too far.
Dec 20, 2012 1:00 AM
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Editorial: Honour Malala’s bravery
If you were looking to name a school in someone’s honour, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone more deserving than Malala Yousufzai.
Dec 19, 2012 1:00 AM
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Editorial: Get serious on regional police
Wally Oppal’s report on the Missing Women’s Inquiry holds lessons, but few surprises. After the trial of Robert Pickton, years of news coverage and two years of inquiry, most of the mistakes are well-known.
Dec 19, 2012 1:00 AM
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Editorial: Swing in the monkey vote
End-of-year lists are being frantically revised this month following the meteoric rise of Darwin, the Ikea monkey, in the public consciousness.
Dec 18, 2012 1:00 AM
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Editorial: Wrong moves on camera issue
Victoria’s police board failed the public on two counts last week. First, members did not take effective action on the B.C. privacy’s commissioner’s finding that the police department’s computerized surveillance of drivers is breaking the law.
Dec 18, 2012 1:00 AM
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